MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — At Cine Gear 2015, Atomos showed a host of feature updates for its Shogun, recorder, including pre-roll record and timelapse. Shogun also now offers anamorphic de-squeeze and RAW to ProRes/DNxHR/CDNG for Arri, AJA, Sony, and Canon cameras. In addition, there is the ability to add custom metadata tagging to help users speed up their workflows.
The new pre-roll record feature is beneficial to those working on documentaries, sports and wildlife projects. Even with Shogun not in recording mode, pre-roll record continually buffers content internally, allowing the user to record the previous eight seconds of HD recording or two seconds of 4K the moment they hit the record button.
Timelapse lends itself to numerous creative angles by allowing both the duration of recording in number of frames or length of time and the interval be altered. The anamorphic de-squeeze feature includes compatibility for older lenses and the new GH4 upgrade.
Attendees at Cine Gear 2015 also got to check out Power Station, which aims to reduce the need for multiple batteries. At its core, Power Station consists of two batteries mounted side by side that operate together using a continuous circular power system. When one battery gets low it can be removed and charged while the system switches across to the second battery uninterrupted. Power Station also doubles as a super-fast charger with a rate up to three times that of a conventional charger.
Atomos is currently running several promotions. The current Shogun model ($1,995) includes the main Shogun unit and over $500 of accessories (HPRC hard case, AC adapter, SSD media cases, D-Tap adapter, 5200mAh battery, battery charger, XLR breakout cable and SSD docking station).
Customers and channel partners have requested a unit only package with just the AC adaptor, in order to be used with accessories they already own. In an effort to meet this request and drive 4K adoption, Atomos have announced a Bare Bones version of Shogun that removes all accessories except the bare essentials (SSD media case and AC power supply). It ships within a high quality soft carry case for protection for an MSRP of $1,695.
The company has also employed the Bare Bones concept to its entire monitor/recorder range. The HD 4.3-inch Ninja 2 Bare Bones will be $395, and the higher resolution five-inch Ninja Blade and Samurai Blade models will be $795.